Where does “homodeletion” come from?

homodeletion (English) comes from English homozygous, from English -zygous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald — to grow, nourish.

homodeletion (English): A type of chromosomal deletion where both copies (alleles) of a particular DNA sequence are lost from an individual's genome

Definitions

  1. A type of chromosomal deletion where both copies (alleles) of a particular DNA sequence are lost from an individual's genome

Ancestry of “homodeletion”, step by step

homodeletion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English homozygous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomozygousOf an organism in which both copies of a given...
2English-zygousHaving or originating from a specified state as a...
3Englishousplural of ou
4EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
5AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
6Dutchoudold
7Middle Dutchoutold
8Old Dutchald
9Proto-West Germanicaldold
10Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English deletion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeletionAn item that has been or will be deleted; The act...
2Latindēlētiōannihilation, destruction
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-
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